Storm reports for July 31, 2015

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On July 31, 2015, 13 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Stanton County, NE.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $283,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinal County, AZ (near Apache Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorms developed across portions of south central Arizona during the early afternoon hours on July 31st and some of them affected the far eastern portion of the greater Phoenix area, including the town of Apache Junction.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Strong thunderstorms affected the central portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on July 31st; some of the stronger storms produced damaging microburst wind gusts estimated to be over 70 mph in strength.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Central City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated near 60 MPH knocked down tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Corpus Christi) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “A large carport was blown on to power lines. Power poles were blown down near the intersection of Staples and Ayers Streets.”
• Laurens County, GA (near Dublin) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $18,000
  “The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported 15 to 20 trees blown down along and around Highway 19 from Dublin to East Dublin.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix Turf Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorms with gusty and damaging outflow winds developed over portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on July 31st. A few of the stronger storms affected the northern communities such as Paradise Valley and Deer Valley.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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